Life, Liberty and DIY
When it comes to a lot of stuff going on this last week has been right up there. In this weeks episode I walk through a few things that happened around projects, and talk through a math problem I had on some product design.
This week it is short and simple with a couple of lessons to take away along the way.
There is a lage project coming up to finish off fixing part of our house. Actually it is a series of smaller projects, that leads to a better whole.
This week I walk through the steps to the project to lay the groundwork for upcoming work and projects.
I also update on a few things that happened this week towards making more 3D printed products to sell.
If you have ever wanted to sell something on ebay and been intimidated by it, well you are not alone. I was super nervous to sell something on ebay because of all of the unknowns, and not wanting disappoint a customer.
Well I finally sucked it up, posted something on ebay and it was purchased. The process had some hiccups, but that was because the customer wanted to buy a bit of a different way than I posted.
Other than that selling on Ebay was a breeze.
So join me in this episode where I tell you about the process of listing, selling, customer interaction, shipping and results. All things I wish I could find information on in one place before
I also jump into some hydroponics updates, and a future project update.
When your prints fail it is time to do some fixing. This week I had a couple of failures on my 3d prints while working on some new designs. That was quite the shock as the printer has done really well up to now.
Listen in this week as I talk about some interesting lessons when modeling prints, and what maintenance you should do to your 3D printers. Just don’t be like me and how I have been when it comes to maintenance.
Some weeks are just an amalgamation of everything which leads to randomness. That has been this past week so I am bringing you a variety show today where we talk about a lot of things.
First up is the work I started on a product I want to sell, but I need to develop it and I have gone through a few prototypes I have 3D printed. I talk a little bit about the design process and what I am going for.
Then we move on to more homestead stuff where I fixed some underground electric, torched some grass and finally hit a fork in the road on the hydroponics. Oh, and followed through on a great suggstion for my gate.
Finally we wrap up the episode with some bitcoin investment data I compiled for dollar cost averaging. I actually crunched some numbers for this data.
My internet card got punched and I lost my internet. However, there was a rebound and I was able to get a new service to my house, but I needed internet to my office.
In this episode I talk through how I got internet to my office. The process I went through. The things I bought and what I did to make it all work. Even why I made a few of the decisions along the way.
The keyboard is finally done. It has been an intersting couple of weeks finishing it, butI have learned a lot so that my next projects go better.
I did paint my 3D Printed case and attempted to get a nice smooth finish. I was mostly successful so in today’s episode I will talk about that plus some other craziness going on in life.
A couple of months ago I found out you can build your own keyboard, and it started me down a journey that lead me to building a keyboard of my own.
In this episode I will walk through the experience of researching, buying, and building the keyboard.
It was an interesting experience to say the least so give this episode a listen to find out more as a precursor to a build video I plan to produce and put out.
If you want to 3d print your own products you need to learn how to do some 3d modeling. Since I have some time off work that is what I am doing.
This week I have worked quite a bit learning blender, and it has been quite the exeperience. I feel like I am on the right track.
So listen to this episode for the top 5 experiences and thoughts I have had this week while learning blender.
As a maker and DIYer 3d printers seem to be a tool of the future we will all eventually get. To that end I purchased a new Prusa 3d printer, and got it put together.
I have always thought 3d printers are the wave of the future for small scale manufacturing, and amazing niche businesses for people. To that end I have always wanted to develop a product and get one.
Now armed with a few product ideas, and some motivation I took the jump to get a 3d printer. Listen along with this episode to hear my thoughts on the assembly and how it went. More on why I got one, and what the next steps are.